It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! (Well, you know, usually we’re over there on Fridays, but still.) Today it’s Thea’s turn, and today she catches up with one of her favorite comic book finds of…
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Graphic Novel Double Feature: The Wake by Scott Snyder & Survivors’ Club by Lauren Beukes and Dale Halverson
Buckle up your seatbelts, kiddos. Today Thea reviews two horror standalone comics that are pretty gruesome and a whole lot of meta-fun. Title: The Wake Written by Scott Snyder, Art by Sean Murphy Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction,…
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Writing Women: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Warning: Spoilers! I’ve been thinking a lot about The Girl on the Train and the ways that we write about women. Touted as the new Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train has been everywhere here in the UK…
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Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we dive into the shenanigans of book 6. There is just one book left before we have finished the…
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Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we take a look at book 4. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up…
Hi! It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana continues with her Time Travel Project with a review of Future Shock by Elizabeth Briggs. It’s a fun thriller with … a few problems. Go here for the…
First in a new series starring DC Super Heroes in a Super Hero high school, Wonder Woman at Super Hero High is super delightful. Title: Wonder Woman at Super Hero High Written by Lisa Yee Genre: Middle Grade, Superheroes,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea FINALLY reviews Updraft by Fran Wilde (just in time for awards season): Given all of the Nebula buzz for this title, Thea decided…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea reviews new novella from Tor.com, Emily Foster’s The Drowning Eyes. From its beautiful cover to its poetic title, The Downing Eyes is Thea’s…
Though I applaud Ruta Sepetys’s attention to historical detail and her dedication to shedding light on the important true story of the largest maritime disaster in history, Salt to the Sea somehow falls short of true emotional resonance. Title:…
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TIME TRAVELING WITH A HAMSTER by Ross Welford: A Time Travel Project Review
The Time Travel Project is a new regular feature in which Ana reads Time Travel novels, new and old. More on the feature here. Passenger is the first in a duology by Alexandra Bracken and Ana’s first official read…
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Passenger by Alexandra Bracken – A Time Travel Project Review
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, is the first review of The Time Travel Project. …
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Over at Kirkus: Star Wars The Force Awakens Novelization by Alan Dean Foster
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea is taking over with a review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization by Alan Dean Foster… Like many other people, Thea…
A review in which we are…conflicted. Title: The Dark Forest Author: Cixin Liu Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: August 11 2015 Hardcover: 512 Pages This is the second novel in the “Three Body” near-future trilogy. Written…
This Thanksgiving weekend, we gear up for Star Wars: The Force Awakens–Thea starts off her long weekend with a review of this fun trade that starts just after the events of The Return of the Jedi… Title: STAR WARS…
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YA Horror – Review Round-up: A MADNESS SO DISCREET; DAUGHTERS UNTO DEVILS; THE DEAD HOUSE
Welcome to Halloween Week 2015! Over the course of the week, you will hear from guest authors, bloggers, and your very own Book Smugglers about all things Halloween–including reviews of horror novels and films, essays on the genre, and…
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Book Review: Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti
At the end of the day, Zeroes was an ok read – with really great, fun parts but underwhelming on the whole. Given the premise and the authors involved, I am afraid I was expecting a lot more. Title:…
True Grit meets gold speculation in this YA western adventure. Title: Vengeance Road Author: Erin Bowman Genre: YA, Western Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 1 2015 Hardcover: 336 Pages Revenge is worth its weight in…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea looks at graphic novel Hexed: The Harlot and The Thief (Vol 1)by Michael Alan Nelson, Dan Mora & Gabriel Cassaya. It’s Buffy meets…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Morning Glories, Vol.2 by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
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Old School Wednesdays Book Review: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld (Midnighters #1)
Fun midnight-hour shenanigans from Scott Westerfeld–yes, please. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation…
Alive boils down to a familiar formula: awesome premise, not-so-awesome execution. Don’t get me wrong–I enjoyed this book very much and it certainly has its strong points, but hot damn does it have some low ones as well. Title:…
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Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson 2)
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
It’s Friday Saturday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Thea is talking about book one in a new series, A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin today! Stranje House takes a familiar…
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Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…